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Travel news: gourmet guides in Bolivia, green trips to the Azores and family activities to enjoyhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/apr/05/travel-holiday-news-round-up
Plus 'affordable luxury' at a new London hotel, a whistlestop tour of the UK and some holiday destinations to warm you up<p>The co-founder of Noma in Copenhagen, voted best restaurant in the world for the past three years, is opening a restaurant in La Paz. Claus Meyer's venture, Gustu (<a href="http://www.meltingpot-bolivia.org/" title="">meltingpot-bolivia.org</a>), will source all ingredients from Bolivia. To coincide with this, HighLives Holidays is launching new gastro trips to the country, taking in the wine-growing region of Tarija, the salt flats at Uyuni, the Andes plains where quinoa is grown and the markets of La Paz. On the last day, there's a 15-course dinner at Gustu.<br>• From £3,000pp, 020-8144 2629, <a href="http://www.highlives.co.uk/" title="">highlives.co.uk</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/apr/05/travel-holiday-news-round-up">Continue reading...</a>Green travelRestaurantsHotelsUnited Kingdom holidaysShort breaksAdventure travelLa Paz holidaysTravelFri, 05 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/apr/05/travel-holiday-news-round-upPhotograph: AlamyNoma co-founder Claus Meyer is to open a new restaurant in La Paz, Bolivia that will source all its ingredients from the country. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyNoma co-founder Claus Meyer is to open a new restaurant in La Paz, Bolivia that will source all its ingredients from the country. Photograph: AlamyGuardian Staff2013-04-05T20:00:00ZVicky Baker joins a paying tour of San Pedro Bolivian prison in Boliviahttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jan/17/prison-tour-la-paz-bolivia
Most people would pay to escape prison but at San Pedro in Bolivia, the subject of a forthcoming Hollywood film, inmates charge visitors to get in. Vicky Baker reports<p>'Have you heard about the prison tours?" asked a wide-eyed, 20-year-old Dutch girl, sitting next to me on the bus to La Paz. Since crossing the border from Peru into Bolivia, I'd heard of little else. The current Lonely Planet guide to Bolivia states that gaining entry to what they once called "the world's most bizarre tourist attraction" has become harder than ever. When I checked its Thorn Tree online forum, travellers were talking of a bygone era. "Tours haven't been offered since 2003. If someone approaches you, it is a scam," wrote one user.</p><p>But word is, they're back. A couple of days earlier on a boat on Lake Titicaca, I had met backpackers swapping entry tips. Two South Africans were instructed to go to the plaza outside the prison and wait to be approached by a guy called Kenny. Another young Dutch girl said she'd just walked up to the main entrance. "Do you want to go inside?" asked the guard and, with that, she was in.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jan/17/prison-tour-la-paz-bolivia">Continue reading...</a>La Paz holidaysBolivia holidaysAdventure travelSouth America holidaysCultural tripsFlightsHotelsTravelPrisons and probationSocietySat, 17 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jan/17/prison-tour-la-paz-boliviaPhotograph: Vicky BakerIn with the inside crowd ... curious tourists can pay for an, at times unsettling, tour of San Pedro prison in La Paz. Photograph: Vicky BakerPhotograph: Vicky BakerIn with the inside crowd ... curious tourists can pay for an, at times unsettling, tour of San Pedro prison in La Paz. Photograph: Vicky BakerVicky Baker2009-01-17T00:01:00Z